Beijing seizes tiny sandbank in South China Sea

The coast of China seized a small sandbank in the South China Sea, the state media reported as the regional disputes with the Philippines increased.

State Broadcaster CCTV has released the image of four police officers wearing all black and holding a Chinese flag.

The channel said in the early April that China had “offshore control and exercised the jurisdiction of sovereignty.”

The Philippine government has not yet responded. China and the Philippines have argued for various islands and regions. Their disputes are increasing Frequent confrontation Includes collisions and scratches.

Sandy Cay is located near the Filipino military outpost on Titu Island and Manila is said to be used to track the region’s Chinese movement.

There is no signal that China is permanently occupying 200 square meters islands, and the coastal guard has been reported to have left.

The White House said the report on China, which seizes reefs, said, “If it’s true, it’s about depth.”

In the comments Financial Times, James Hewitt, spokesman for the US National Security Council, added that the White House is “consulting closely with our own partners.”

China’s movement is conducted by the United States and the Philippine troops for annual war scenario training called Balikatan practice. China criticized the training as provocative.

17,000 employees are participating in the future. The missile of the US Marine Air Force Integrated System was fired on Sunday on the northern coast of the Philippines, the second live fire test and the first deployed in the Philippines. This training also features an American anti -job missile system NMESIS.

The Philippine army insisted that this training was a rehearsal of defense but not an instruction on a particular country.

John Lehenee, the third offshore year, said, “This type of training is absolutely valuable to us.

The movement was feared among the US allies that could increase military support over the years provided by the Donald Trump Guy.

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, who visited Manila last month, said, “It is doubling,” Washington, “Washington is doubling.”

The South China Sea has been around for centuries for centuries, but recently, tension has grown.

China insisted on the largest part of the territory in the so-called “9-dash line”. This line consists of nine dashes, extending hundreds of miles south and east in the highest and east Hainan regions. Beijing supported a wide range of arguments of island construction and naval patrols.

Competitive claimants such as Vietnam, the Philippines, Taiwan, Malaysia and Brunei have claims about the various areas of the island and the sea.